Local Work Experience Opportunities...

CBEBP: Central Berkshire Education Business Partnership helps to organise work experience, especially for school students and young people aged 15-25 yrs. (P.s. if it's not organised through your school, you may have to pay towards the placement).

Starting Point Reading: Starting Point help young people, 15 - 25 who are unemployed and out of education, to get mentoring. They can also help to organise work placements!

The University of Reading: offers opportunities for work experience for school students in year 10 and 11. If you're interested in having work experience at the Reading University

Reading College's full-time courses offer students the chance to gain some work experience, giving them a real taste of the industry in which they are choosing to start their career. For more information on work experience with Activate Learning, click here.

Job Centre Plus: If you're recieving Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) or Universal Credit, you can get work experience through your local JCP.

Have a look at what employers and young people have to say about the benefits that a Work Experience placement can bring...